"funicity" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined by Viktor Weisskopf from the name of Ireneo Funes, a character who lost his ability to forget, in Jorge Luis Borges' short story Funes the Memorious (Funes el memorioso, 1942). See -ic, -ity. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Viktor Weisskopf|nobycat=1|w=-}} Coined by Viktor Weisskopf Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} funicity (uncountable)
  1. (physics) An inbuilt quality of materials that permanently “remember” their original time and place of creation. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-funicity-en-noun-El0hZXYJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. The reflection of an object's own history in its current form. Tags: uncountable
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